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1. A display control method in an electronic apparatus that is capable of being connected with an external input device and includes a display component configured to display a graphic user interactive interface and includes an acceleration sensor, the display control method comprising: determining whether the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus; controlling the display component to display a first graphic user interactive interface with a first display mode in a state where the external input device is not connected with the electronic apparatus; and controlling the display component to display a second graphic user interactive interface with a second display mode in a state where the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus, wherein a layout of operable objects in the first graphic user interactive interface displayed with the first display mode and a layout of operable objects in the second graphic user interactive interface displayed with the second display mode are different, and in the state where the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus, disabling the acceleration sensor and fixing a position of a second navigation area in the second graphic user interactive interface at a bottom of the second graphic user interactive interface which corresponds to an edge of the electronic apparatus that contacts the external input device due to a connection, between the external input device and the electronic apparatus, based on a type of the external input device, wherein, in the state where the external input device is not connected with the electronic apparatus, enabling the acceleration sensor, and a position of a first navigation area displayed in the first display mode is changed based on an acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor.
2. The display control method according to claim 1 , wherein a layout of operable objects within the first navigation area in the first graphic user interactive interface displayed with the first display mode and a layout of operable objects within the second navigation area in the second graphic user interactive interface displayed with the second display mode are different.
3. The display control method according to claim 2 , wherein the step of controlling the display component to display the second graphic user interactive interface with the second display mode comprises: displaying an X operable object or X operable objects within the second navigation area in a second area of the second navigation area based on configuration parameters of the second display mode, X being a positive integer greater than or equal to one, a relative position of the second area of the second navigation area relative to the display component being different from a relative position of a first area of the first navigation area relative to the display component, the first area of the first navigation area being a position where the X operable object or X operable objects within the first navigation area are displayed within the first navigation area based on configuration parameters of the first display mode; or displaying an M operable object or M operable objects within the second navigation area based on the configuration parameters of the second display mode, M being a positive integer that satisfies 1≤M<N, N being the number of operable objects displayed within the first navigation area as determined based on the configuration parameters of the first display mode, the M operable object or M operable objects being part of the N operable objects which are for being displayed within the first navigation area as determined based on the configuration parameters of the second display mode; or obtaining object identifications of a K application that is running in the electronic apparatus or object identifications of K applications that are running in the electronic apparatus based on the configuration parameters of the second display mode and displaying the K object identifications within the second navigation area as operable objects, K being a positive integer greater than or equal to one, the object identifications being used for invoking applications corresponding to the object identifications in response to a trigger operation, the K application or K applications being an application or applications initiated by object identifications within non-navigation area of the first graphic user interactive interface displayed based on the first display mode in response to a trigger operation, a first operable object within the first navigation area of the graphic user interactive interface displayed based on the first display mode is used for displaying the object identifications of the K application or K applications that is or are running in response to a trigger operation; or obtaining a second operable object and an operable interactive interface displayed by the second operable object in response to a trigger operation based on the configuration parameters of the second display mode, and displaying the second operable object within the second navigation area, the operable interactive interface including object identifications of an L application or object identifications of L applications, which is an application or are applications that have already been installed in the electronic apparatus, L being a positive integer greater than or equal to one, the second operable object within the first navigation area in the first graphic user interactive interface displayed based on the first display mode being used for returning to a specified display interface from any display interface in response to a trigger operation.
4. The display control method according to claim 2 , wherein when the external input device is a keyboard input device or a touch input device, fixing the second navigation area in the second graphic user interactive interface at the bottom of the second graphic user interactive interface which corresponds to the edge of the electronic apparatus that contacts the external device due to the connection.
5. The display control method according to claim 2 , wherein the step of controlling the display component to display the second graphic user interactive interface with the second display mode comprising a step of switching the first graphic user interactive interface displayed with the first display mode in the state where the external input device is not connected with the electronic apparatus to the second graphic user interactive interface displayed with the second display mode in the state where the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus.
6. An electronic apparatus capable of being connected with an external input device, the electronic apparatus comprising: a display component configured to display a graphic user interactive interface; an acceleration sensor; and a control component configured to determine whether the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus, control the display component to display a first graphic user interactive interface with a first display mode in a state where the external input device is not connected with the electronic apparatus, and control the display component to display a second graphic user interactive interface with a second display mode in a state where the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus, wherein a layout of operable objects in the first graphic user interactive interface displayed with the first display mode and a layout of operable objects in the second graphic user interactive interface displayed with the second display mode are different, and in the state where the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus, the control component disables the acceleration sensor and fixes a position of a second navigation area in the second graphic user interactive interface at a bottom of the second graphic user interactive interface which corresponds to an edge of the electronic apparatus that contacts the external input device due to a connection between the external input device and the electronic apparatus, based on a type of the external input device, and in the state where the external input device is not connected with the electronic apparatus, enabling the acceleration sensor, and a position of a first navigation area displayed in the first display mode is changed based on an acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor.
7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a layout of operable objects within a first navigation area in the first graphic user interactive interface displayed with the first display mode and a layout of operable objects within the second navigation area in the second graphic user interactive interface displayed with the second display mode are different.
8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein when the control component controls the display component to display the second graphic user interactive interface with the second display mode, an X operable object or X operable objects within the second navigation area is displayed in a second area of the second navigation area based on configuration parameters of the second display mode, X being a positive integer greater than or equal to one, a relative position of the second area of the second navigation area relative to the display component is different from a relative position of a first area of the first navigation area relative to the display component, the first area of the first navigation area being a position where the X operable object or X operable objects within the first navigation area are displayed within the first navigation area based on configuration parameters of the first display mode; or an M operable object or M operable objects is or are displayed within the second navigation area based on the configuration parameters of the second display mode, M being a positive integer that satisfies 1≤M<N, N being the number of operable objects displayed within the first navigation area as determined based on the configuration parameters of the first display mode, the M operable object or M operable objects is or are part of the N operable objects which are for being displayed within the first navigation area as determined based on the configuration parameters of the first display mode; or object identifications of a K application that is running in the electronic apparatus or object identifications of K applications that are running in the electronic apparatus are obtained based on the configuration parameters of the second display mode and the K object identifications are displayed within the second navigation area as operable objects, K being a positive integer greater than or equal to one, the object identifications are used for invoking applications corresponding to the object identifications in response to a trigger operation, the K application or K applications is an application or are applications initiated by object identifications within non-navigation area of the first graphic user interactive interface displayed based on the first display mode in response to a trigger operation, a first operable object within the first navigation area of the first graphic user interactive interface displayed based on the first display mode is used for displaying the object identifications of the K application or K applications that is or are running in response to a trigger operation; or a second operable object and an operable interactive interface displayed by the second operable object in response to a trigger operation are obtained based on the configuration parameters of the second display mode, and the second operable object is displayed within the second navigation area, the operable interactive interface including object identifications of an L application or object identifications of L applications, which is an application or are applications that has or have already been installed in the electronic apparatus, L being a positive integer greater than or equal to one, the second operable object within the first navigation area in the first graphic user interactive interface displayed based on the first display mode is used for returning to the second graphic user interactive interface from any display interface in response to a trigger operation.
9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein when the external input device is a keyboard input device or a touch input device, the second navigation area in the second graphic user interactive interface is fixed at the bottom of the second graphic user interactive which corresponds to an edge of the electronic apparatus that contacts the external device due to the connection.
10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the control component controls the display component to display the second graphic user interactive interface with the second display mode by switching the first graphic user interactive interface displayed with the first display mode in the state where the external input device is not connected with the electronic apparatus to the second graphic user interactive interface displayed with the second display mode in the state where the external input device is connected with the electronic apparatus.
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October 9, 2018
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